INDIE FILMMAKERS RELEASE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED FILM ABOUT THE FLIP SIDE OF URBAN COMEDY

Insiders herald “Tears Of A Clown” as the truest depiction of the life of Black Stand-ups

(Woodland Hills, CA) Where do comedian/movie stars like: Martin Lawrence, Monique, Jamie Foxx and touring sensation Katt Williams come from? Real stars aren’t made overnight. Sure, every genre has its one-hit wonders. The “flavor of the month changes every… month. But for those talented few who rise above the pack and earn their own moment to shine, that moment is the culmination commitment to craft and years on the grind. It’s the result of showing up everyday-even amid a seemingly endless series of “disses” and disappointments. By the time we see the performer do his or her “thing,” the apparent neophyte or ingénue is in fact already a seasoned veteran.

TEARS OF A CLOWN depicts the rise, fall and redemption of Oakland comedian Cole Black. It’s an uncensored, behind-the-scenes expose into the sexy, unpredictable world of Black Comedy. “Tears Of A Clown” removes the rose-colored glasses and shares a never before seen glimpse into the lives of urban stand up comics on the road to stardom, disaster… or whatever fate awaits them.

WHAT: “Tears of A Clown,” a full-length feature film by writer/director Tony Spires, is now available on DVD. “TOAC” was an official selection at the Oakland International Film Festival and Best Feature Nominee at the Pan African Film Festival.

WHO: Producing team Tony & Rhonda Spires, executive producers of The Bay Area Black Comedy Competition & Festival, present the DVD Release of “TEARS OF A CLOWN", starring actor/comedian Don “DC” Curry (Next Friday, Friday After Next, Two Degrees) and William L. Johnson (Blue Hill Ave, Doin’ Hard Time and Two Degrees). The film also features over 20 comedians.

THE FILM
Inspired by a true story, "Tears Of A Clown," is the uniquely told saga of the life and times of legendary Oakland comedian Cole Black. Heralded by his fans and his peers alike as, "One of the funniest men in the country," Cole has always been an underdog-even when he's been on top of the world. Set largely under-the-radar, in the fabled Black Comedy scene of Oakland and Los Angeles, Tears takes an uncensored, voyeuristic look into the flip side of stand-up comedy. An expose into the world of funny business, "Tears Of A Clown" examines the subjects of dignity, loyalty, love, betrayal and reversal of fortune, as told by someone who's not only been there-but who's
still there, in the thick of this intriguing and unpredictable world.

THE CASTDON "DC" CURRY (Next Friday,Friday After Next and Two Degrees,)WILLIAM L. JOHNSON (Blue Hill Avenue,Doin’ Hard time and Two Degrees)TAMI ROMAN (CBS’s Moonlight,Hair Show and Real World)TONY SPIRES(Two Degrees)